Glen-
I have a picture of the Bugeye in Primrose
Yellow (YL3) and it is as pale as can be,
as pale as the later Pale Primrose Yellow
though shades between the two may differ
slightly.
Which is why I think your bright yellow isn't Primrose Yellow or the
later Pale
Primrose Yellow, at all.
I have a feeling that "original" paint job
isn't original after all! I think the PO took
the car down to metal ("quality" respray)
and used a "later" bright yellow color,
as neither Sprite "Primrose" yellows are
bright yellows by any stretch of the
imagination.
(Which is why I mentioned the later
"Inca Yellow" (really a bright yellow as
in Canary yellow!):)
You know, I almost went Cherry Red
myself, before settling on Leaf Green
in a 2 stage. Love the Leaf Green but
there IS something about that Cherry
Red, isn't there!!?
Cap'n. Bob
'61 :{)
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From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: "Robert E. Shlafer" <PilotRob@webtv.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
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Subject: Re: As low as you can go = Primrose (pale) Yellow
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 12:26:49 -0800
Thanks Robert,
The problem I have is that the reference page that Gerard directed me to
lists Primrose Yellow as the yellow used on the bugeyes, but "Pale Primrose
Yellow" as the color used for later Spridgets. The page shows a color chip
for "Pale Primrose Yellow" (YL12), but does not show a chip for "Primrose
Yellow" (YL3).
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/sprite/spritepaint.html#mk1
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/sprite/spritepaint3.htm
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/sprite/spritepaint.html
Ahhh heck, I'm not doing a concours restoration anyway, so I'll just take a
big shaving of the old paint to the paint store and get whatever looks the
closest and looks good to me. I got over the "Cherry Red" urge and
stripped enough layers to see the original color was a very nice bright
yellow I have grown to like as I look at it each night. The Pale Primrose
Yellow on the reference page is much too pale for my taste and looks very
different from the Primrose Yellow I have all over my garage floor.
Regards,
Glen Byrns
'59 bugeye
'59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
> Hey, Glen!
>
> As far as I know (that ain't far), Primrose
> Yellow is the only Bugeye yellow, according to my books on the subject.
>
> Of course, they (I) could be incorrect.
>
> A later Spridget (I know you are out there,
> Jay F., "lurking", just waiting to hear "that"
> word; but I ain't "goin' there" ever again,
> as promised!) "bright yellow" was "Inca
> Yellow" which I think followed Primrose
> Yellow in time, after the Bugeye was
> discontinued.
>
> My book states Primrose Yellow was
> dropped in early '59 (and no other yellow took it's place, Bugeye-wise).
>
> Others?
>
>
>
>
> Cap'n. Bob
> '61 :{)
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